Kingsferry Bridge update
Network Rail have told us that, while work is being carried out to reinstate the power at Kingsferry Bridge, the bridge can only be lifted when there is a fitter on site, which is...
Category: Kingsferry Bridge
Kingsferry Bridge: more problems
Following a recent report of the bridge operator refusing to lift for a yacht returning from Conyer to the Medway, the MSBA has sought clarification from Peel Ports. The bridge still has a problem...
Kingsferry Bridge closed until further notice
Network Rail have announced that, due to mechanical failure, the Kingsferry Bridge will be inoperative and unable to be lifted until further notice. Efforts to repair the fault will commence on Monday 18th November...
Kingsferry Bridge Closures, Oct 2019
Network Rail have informed Peel Ports Medway that, due to essential maintenance, the Kingsferry Bridge will be inoperative and unable to be lifted on the following dates and times: 21:00 07/10/19 – 00:30 08/10/19...
Kingsferry Bridge problems return
The MSBA has been made aware of the return of unacceptable practices by the bridge operators in October. Bridge operator not responding to repeated VHF calls on Ch 10 until contacted by Medway VTS....
Kingsferry Bridge to be refurbished
Network Rail have announced that the motors, which date from the 1950s, will be totally replaced in 2017. This should mean an end to disruption caused by the unreliable lifting mechanisms. There will no...
Kingsferry Bridge closed on 4 Dec
Peel Ports have issued a Notice to Mariners to the effect that from 0800 until 1600 on Friday 4 December 2015 the Kingsferry Bridge can not perform bridge span lifts due to essential maintenance...
Kingsferry Bridge – back to normal
A Peel Ports Notice to Mariners issued yesterday states that normal bridge operations have now been restored. Neverthless we understand that a major refurbishment is still required at some future date. NtoM No 09...
Kingsferry Bridge major problems
Peel Ports advise that bridge span lifts will not be possible during peak train operating times and all lifts will take approximately 1 hour to complete. A minimum of 3 hours notice will be...
Kingsferry Bridge new lift times
Max Taylor, Peel Ports DHM, tells us that changes in the train time table now result in commercial vessels planning bridge lifts at minute 10 and minute 40 past the hour. (The trains pass the...
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